[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3812 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3812

To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the 
 United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2012

  Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
 Bordallo, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Velazquez) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the 
 United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supplemental Security Income 
Equality Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM TO PUERTO 
              RICO, THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AND 
              AMERICAN SAMOA.

    (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Social Security Amendments of 
1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Definition of state.--Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 
        5th sentence and inserting the following: ``Such term when used 
        in title XVI includes Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
        Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.''.
            (2) Elimination of limit on total payments to the 
        territories.--Section 1108 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``; 
                limitation on total payments'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (a); and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (2) 
                and (4) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively.
            (3) United states nationals treated the same as citizens.--
        Section 1614(a)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(B)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (i)(I), by inserting ``or national,'' 
                after ``citizen'';
                    (B) in clause (i)(II), by adding ``; or'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or national'' 
                after ``citizen''.
            (4) Territories included in geographic meaning of united 
        states.--Section 1614(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)) is 
        amended by striking ``and the District of Columbia'' and 
        inserting ``, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United 
        States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2012.
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